Ricardo Martinez Martinez, 40, was killed in a shooting in southwest Denver on November 23, 2024. The shooting occurred near South Federal Boulevard and West Iowa Avenue at about 1:40 p.m. after an altercation between Martinez Martinez and another man escalated to gunfire. Officers found Martinez Martinez gravely wounded; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Police identified 24-year-old Jose Cantu Jr. as the shooter and took him into custody on suspicion of first-degree murder. About a week later the Denver District Attorney’s office announced it would not file charges, concluding the evidence supported a strong claim of self-defense and that prosecutors could not meet the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard.

What does anyone who witnessed the altercation near South Federal and West Iowa on November 23 know that could clarify what happened?